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The following announcement from Archives.com was received from APG: The Expert Series is a collection of articles from top genealogists around the country. Every week we feature a new article aimed to help beginning and advanced genealogists alike solve common Continue reading Archives.com Looking for Expert Genealogy Writers
The Library of Congress announced just over a week ago that it has launched The National Jukebox – made up of digital recordings of over 10,000 sound recordings from the past. The collection, dating from 1901 to 1925, includes music Continue reading The Library of Congress Launches The National Jukebox
The following excerpt is from an article published in the May 20, 2011 edition of the Boonville Daily News. Boonville, Missouri – The Cooper County Historical Society (CCHS) Research Center will be unable to open to the public as planned Continue reading Cooper County Historical Society in Pilot Grove, Missouri, Unable to Open Due to Incomplete Water Mains
The following excerpt is from an AP article posted May 20, 2011 at MLive.com: A decades-long quest to reconstruct thousands of missing burial records at a Detroit cemetery is nearing its end. The Polish Genealogical Society of Michigan tackled the Continue reading Detroit’s Sacred Heart of St. Mary Cemetery’s Burial Records Nearing End of Their Reconstruction
The Utah Genealogical Association has a new look to their website. I think it’s pretty cool. I also note that Salt Lake Institute registration is set to open on June 4. So join us in Salt Lake City next January. Continue reading Utah Genealogical Association Website Gets an Upgrade
The following was received from Debbie Parker Wayne: This year the National Conference of the Palatines to America (PAL-AM) will be held at the Sheraton Station Square in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Co-sponsor and local host of the conference will be the Continue reading PAL-AM National Conference, 2-4 June 2011, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The following was received from Amy Sell at FindMyPast.co.uk: Leading UK family history website www.findmypast.co.uk has launched a quicker way to find the deaths of your ancestors, completing a two-year project to make the birth, marriage and death records of Continue reading FindMyPast.co.uk Makes British Death Records Easier to Search
After 12 days of travel and exhibiting, Dale, Tara, and I are finally home, and more or less settled into our normal schedule again. It took us five days to drive to Charleston, South Carolina and set up for the Continue reading Back Home in Bountiful & Other Stuff
My friend, Michael John Neill, has just announced a new how-to genealogy newsletter for the beginning genealogist – starting in June of 2011. His reader and survey feedback indicated an interest in a newsletter aimed toward the genealogist who needed Continue reading New – Casefile Clues for Beginners
May 6, 2011 – Pittsburgh, PA – GRIP – The Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh – a new genealogical institute of learning announces a genealogy educational opportunity planned for July 2012. Consisting of four courses, it will be held Monday, Continue reading The Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh
After driving 2300 miles during the last four days, Dale, Tara and I have arrived in Charleston, South Carolina. We’re here to attend and exhibit at the National Genealogical Society’s annual conference. We begin setting up the Family Roots Publishing Continue reading We’re in Charleston, South Carolina
The NGS Conference in Charleston is now just 1 week away! We’re about to head south ourselves, bringing lots of cool books to the attendees at the 33rd Annual NGS Conference. We will still have family and employees back home Continue reading Update on the NGS 2011 Family History Conference in Charleston, South Carolina – May 11-14, 2011 – That’s Next Week!
The following news release was received from Heather Erickson at Ancestry.com. Millions of Pages of Museum Archives to Be Indexed and Made FREE to All WASHINGTON, D.C./PROVO, Utah – May 3, 2011 – The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Continue reading U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum & Ancestry.com Launch World Memory Project
Family History Expos has added three additional events for June 2011. Beside the Colorado Expo in Loveland, there will be events in North Platte, Nebraska; Rapid City, South Dakota; and Sheridan, Wyoming. I will be speaking at all of them, Continue reading Family History Expos Announces NEW Events for 2011 – North Platte – Rapid City – & Sheridan
The following news release was received from Paul Nauta, with FamilySearch. New Historic Brazil and Honduras Records Online Six Additional Country Collections Also Updated More digital images poured out of the FamilySearch pipeline this week—over 2 million, in fact. Historic Continue reading New Historic Brazil & Honduras Records Online at FamilySearch.org